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Autor/inn/en | Slisko, Josip; García-Molina, Rafael; Abril, Isabel |
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Titel | Electrostatic Deformation of Liquid Surfaces by a Charged Rod and a Van De Graaff Generator |
Quelle | In: Physics Teacher, 52 (2014) 5, S.266-268 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0031-921X |
DOI | 10.1119/1.4872403 |
Schlagwörter | Science Instruction; Physics; Scientific Concepts; Energy; Water; Science Experiments; Laboratory Equipment; Textbooks |
Abstract | Authors of physics textbooks frequently use the deflection of a thin, vertically falling water jet by a charged balloon, comb, or rod as a visually appealing and conceptually relevant example of electrostatic attraction. Nevertheless, no attempts are made to explore whether these charged bodies could cause visible deformation of a horizontal water surface. That being so, we were quite surprised when we discovered that a 19th-century French book contained a drawing showing an appreciable deformation of an oil surface caused by a charged rod. When we initially tried to recreate this electrostatics demonstration, we didn't succeed in reproducing the effect with a charged rod. Despite the initial unsuccessful try, we were not discouraged and we modified the demonstration a little bit, finding that it was possible to cause visible deformations of different liquid surfaces by using a Van de Graaff generator, as we will explain later. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |